February 18, 2015, 10:43AM

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the United States' only operational heavy icebreaker, transits an ice field in the Southern Ocean en route to the Antarctic Chieftan, a disabled fishing vessel near Antarctica, Feb. 13, 2015. Polar Star's crew is participating in a multinational rescue operation for the Antarctic Chieftan's crew. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in...

February 18, 2015, 10:43AM

The fishing vessel Janas arrives in the Southern Ocean to assume escort responsibility of the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, Feb. 15, 2015. Polar Star's crew safely escorted the Antarctic Chieftain out of the ice in the Southern Ocean after the ship was disabled and beset by ice. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty...

February 18, 2015, 10:42AM

The fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain follows the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star through sea ice in the Southern Ocean, Feb. 15, 2015. The crew of Polar Star rescued the crew of the Antarctic Chieftain after they were disabled and beset by ice. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener)

February 18, 2015, 10:41AM

Members of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force pay out a towing line to the crew of the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain in the Southern Ocean, Feb. 15, 2015. Polar Star's crew assisted the Antarctic Chieftain after the vessel was disabled and beset by ice. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class George Degener)

February 18, 2015, 10:40AM

Members of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force pay out messenger line to the crew of the disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain near Cape Burks, Antarctica, Feb. 14, 2015. Polar Star's crew uses messenger line to pass a tow hawser to the Antarctic Chieftain, which is beset by ice. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in support...

February 18, 2015, 10:38AM

Member of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force fake out a 14-inch towing hawser while underway in the Southern Ocean, Feb. 13, 2015. Polar Star's crew is preparing to assist the crew of the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftan which is disabled and beset by ice near Antarctica. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in support of Operation...

February 18, 2015, 10:36AM

The disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain is towed astern of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star through sea ice near Antarctica, Feb. 14, 2015. Polar Star's crew will tow Antarctic Chieftain to the safety of open water. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, part of the U.S. Antarctic Program, managed by...

February 18, 2015, 10:36AM

Seaman Nicholas Libbing, a member of deck force aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, uses a bolo to send a messenger line to the crew of the disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain, Feb. 14, 2015. Antarctic Chieftain became disabled and beset by ice near Cape Burks, Antarctica. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in support of Operation Deep...

February 18, 2015, 10:34AM

Members of the military dive team aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star launch a remote operated vehicle into the water to inspect the disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain, beset by ice near Cape Burks, Antarctica, Feb. 14, 2015. Dive team members used the ROV to inspect Antarctic Chieftain's damaged propellers. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in support...

February 18, 2015, 10:33AM

The disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain sits beset by ice near Cape Burks, Antarctica, Feb. 14, 2015. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is on scene with the vessel to provide assistance and support. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, part of the U.S. Antarctic Program, managed by...

February 18, 2015, 10:32AM

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the United States' only operational heavy icebreaker, transits an ice field in the Southern Ocean en route to the Antarctic Chieftan, a disabled fishing vessel near Antarctica, Feb. 13, 2015. Polar Star's crew is participating in a multinational rescue operation for the Antarctic Chieftan's crew. Polar Star's crew has been underway in Antarctica in...

July 14, 2014, 10:49AM

A resort in Pensacola Fla., was the site of a protest Sunday by about a dozen people who voiced their opposition to a plan by a condominium owners association to trap and, the protesters say, kill a dozen feral cats that live around one of the vacation complex's towers, according to the Pensacola News Journal. But officials for the Portofino... Full story »